Re: Thoughts on Hakko FR301
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Bruce, The FR301 is capable of delivering plenty of heat, no question about that. What I never liked about it, and the reason I sold mine, is it provides the finesse to handling or a... hammer. Which it literally is.?
I know there's plenty of fans of the FR301, and I understand that, but I've personally moved on to Pace desoldering fixtures and never looked back. They give me all the heat I may want and provide a lot of dexterity and fine handling at the tip. Far less likelihood?of damaging boards and lifting traces and such.?
In my case, my FR301 must've been a lemon, as I had a heater failure I think within the first year of duty - which?I didn't appreciate?from a relatively?pricey tool - and had some more minor issues with clogged tips and stuff like that.?
I am sure it may work perfectly fine for you, and the heat it's capable of delivering is good for just about any situation you may encounter.?
Hope this helps a bit. Radu.?
I have a job that requires removing a 56 pin PCB connector from an HP 6 (or so) layer motherboard.
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I'm considering the Hakkp FR301 desoldering tool - if anyone has experience using this tool for a similar job, I'd like to hear about it.? In particular is it capable of supplying adequate heat for a job like this.
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If you have experience, please speak up!
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Cheers!
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Bruce
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